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Originally Posted by 908/930
How hard is it to find a straight door? Is the front section with the hinges bent?
Doing a good spray job on a car will require some practice, just gun setup and understanding how much paint needs to go on. But can always sand it down and polish or respray.
One of the best home paint jobs was a friends 1968 Olds Toronado, he was T boned and he purchased the wreck back from insurance, straightened the roof, floor and quarter panel, found a door and repainted the car using a brush with many coats of lacquer and wet sand between coats. The car won car shows after that.
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I actually have a line on a straight door for a reasonable price, that's probably the way to go but it would really feel like an accomplishment to repair this one. The hinge area is ok, the damage is right behind it and in a difficult place where it could only be pulled out, not pushed or hammered. I'll post some pics shortly when I go by the shop.
I have some experience spraying architectural finishes and maybe I'm over confident but think that I would learn to spray cars quickly. We'll see. Mostly, I need a lot of instruction on equipment and materials, etc.